Claim denials can be a major source of frustration and financial strain for healthcare providers, increasing the significance of reliable medical billing services. Reports indicate that denials are rising. In December 2023, Fierce Healthcare reported on two analyses...
Starting January 1, 2017, medical coding companies began using new codes to report administration and scoring of a patient-centered health risk assessment and a caregiver-focused health risk...
Ribs serve as protection for vital organs of the chest cavity such as the heart, lungs, liver, and spleen. There are 12 pairs of ribs attached to the vertebra (backbone) at the back and 10 of which...
In recent years, several new technologies have made difficult medical conditions easier to treat and manage. However, experts caution that physicians adopting/advocating advanced tools should be...
Ophthalmic injuries due to improper viewing are quite common after a solar eclipse. Things are the same in 2017 too. People across the United States had the opportunity to view a total solar eclipse...
This is an update on the July 3, 2017 blog "Ensuring Accurate Claim Submission for Transitional Care Management Services". Transitional care management (TCM) describes the oversight and coordination...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes that "Focusing on preventing disease and illness before they occur will create healthier homes, workplaces, schools and communities so...
This update replaces our March 6, 2017 blog "Medical Coding and Billing for Advance Care Planning". As a medical billing and coding company that keeps track of the evolving reimbursement scenario,...
ICD-10 coding is complex and many physician practices make use of medical coding services to report the right diagnostic codes for various medical conditions. Ohio physicians will now have to report...
New ICD-10 codes will take effect starting October 1, 2017. Healthcare entities and medical coding companies are preparing for implementation of the finalized 2018 ICD-10-CM classification set,...
According to a report in Dentistry IQ, dental insurance checks make up approximately 50% of the income of most dental practices. It is therefore essential that dentists have dedicated and efficient...
